News Briefs for 09.18.20
News from across the globe for 09.18.20.
Report Highlights Unique LGBTQ Landscape and Advocacy in the U.S. South
Carolinas News Notes
The Movement Advancement Project (MAP) and Campaign for Southern Equality (CSE) have released “Telling a New Southern Story: LGBTQ Resilience, Resistance, and Leadership,” a new report examining the experiences and advocacy strategies of LGBTQ people in the U.S. South. The report was released in partnership with the Equality Federation.
New Report and PBS Web Series Document LGBTQ Equality in the U.S. South
Beyond the Carolinas
More LGBTQ people live in the U.S. South than in any other region of the U.S. But for the one in three LGBTQ adults who call the South home, the South is the most hostile LGBTQ state policy landscape in the country.
How Discrimination Affects the LGBTQ Population
Legal Eagles
With more than 5.5 million LGBTQ individuals living in the United States, it’s important to recognize not only our progress in furthering equality efforts, but also the barriers LGBTQ people still face in fair and equal access to employment, housing, healthcare, and public accommodation.
New report details unique challenges, rewards for LGBTQ people who call rural America home
Rural Life Amplifies Impact of Both Acceptance and Discrimination, But Millions of Rural LGBT People Have Few Legal Protections
Popular culture images of LGBTQ individuals suggest that most LGBTQ people live in cities or on the coasts. Yet an estimated 2.9-3.8 million LGBTQ people call rural America home.
Financial growth, increased resources experienced by LGBTQ groups in fight against Trump administration
Beyond the Carolinas
In a series of increasingly hostile attacks, the Trump administration has targeted LGBTQ Americans, attempting to dismantle protections secured over the last decade.
School campaign released to support trans students, provide for safe schools
Beyond the Carolinas
GLSEN and the Movement Advancement Project (MAP) announced a new national Safe Schools campaign and public service advertisement…
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